Howard Ross vs. Bill Whitrock — Career Comparison

Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Whitrock
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Howard Ross built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Whitrock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Whitrock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.35 and WHIP 1.713 compared to 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. By the career numbers, Bill Whitrock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Howard Ross and Bill Whitrock

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.95
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.14
32.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.95
78.95
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.92
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
5.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
732
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
9
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
11.36
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.36
11.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.47
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
2.14
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.689
0.689
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.7
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
42.49
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.49
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
7.97
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.587
1.587
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
37.73
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.311
0.311
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Howard Ross and Bill Whitrock

Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.01
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.53
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
2.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
2.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.8
89.8
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.872
1.872
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Howard Ross and Bill Whitrock

Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
318.75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
189.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
600
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
30
562.5
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
571.23
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
90.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
21.92
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
36.81
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
143.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
143.84
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
90.41
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.64
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
152.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
17.78
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.3
38.21
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.55
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
28.77
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.86
20.86
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.22
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Whitrock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100